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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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